Would you ever consider hushing a president? You might if you were a king. The King of Spain, Juan Carlos, had enough during the Ibero-American summit. I suppose it was all he could take as Venezuelan President, Hugo Chavez, referred to Spain’s former Prime Minister, Jose Maria Aznar, as a “fascist”. Aznar is conservative, close to President Bush and backed the U.S. in the Iraqi war.
Chavez seems to be building a reputation. He called President Bush “the devil” at the United Nations last year. So as Chavez is repeatedly calling Aznar a fascist the Spanish King’s steam is building. Spain’s socialist prime minister starts giving a nice speech about respecting others, but the King cuts right to the chase and angrily says to Chavez, “Why don’t you shut up?” Which quieted Chavez for a little while. I have a sneaking suspicion if a king hushed me, I probably would too. 
November 13th, 2007 at 3:51 pm
The world was a better place for those few seconds! My son has the same problem of running on at the mouth….but he is 5! We read the story of Job in his kid’s Bible last night, and he got very quite at the part where God responds to Job’s questioning with, “Where were you when I hung the stars in the sky?”. Kinda the same situation, but on a different scale….
November 14th, 2007 at 12:37 pm
It’s sad that Chavez can be compared to a 5 year old, but I think he was probably acting like one! And anyway I’m sure your son knows when to stop better than he does!
November 14th, 2007 at 3:44 pm
Weeeeelll…..let’s just say he is a work in progress (aren’t we all), and too smart for his own good!